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Frontline Service Hacks: Make Their Day (and Yours)

This microlearning course helps frontline service workers build confidence, communicate clearly, and deliver great customer experiences in fast-paced environments.

Eric Zackrison
Eric Zackrison
Business | core | 30 minutes |   Published: Aug 2025

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Overview

1045STUDENTS*
4.8RECOMMEND*

This course includes:

  • On-demand videos
  • Practice assessments
  • Multiple hands-on learning activities
  • Exposure to a real-world project
  • 100% self-paced learning opportunities
  • Certification of completion

This microlearning course helps frontline service workers build confidence, communicate clearly, and deliver great customer experiences in fast-paced environments. Through 20 engaging, 90-second videos, learners will build skills in greeting, conflict handling, team coordination, and service recovery. The result? Happier customers, better tips, and less stress on the job

Skills You Will Gain

Frontline
Customer Experience
Team Coordination

Learning Outcomes (At The End Of This Program, You Will Be Able To...)

  • Apply core customer service techniques to make positive first impressions. 
  • Respond to customer challenges with confidence using simple, effective de-escalation and communication tools. 
  • Collaborate with teammates in high-pressure service environments to maintain smooth operations. 
  • Deliver moments of surprise and delight that exceed customer expectations and create lasting loyalty. 
  • Reflect and recover quickly after service missteps to stay confident and consistent. 

Prerequisites

This course is designed for accessibility and practical application. Learners do not need prior formal training in customer service.

Who Should Attend

Frontline service workers in retail, food service, hospitality, fitness, warehouse, and call center environments; ideal for team members, shift workers, and entry-level associates aiming to improve their customer experience skills. 

Curriculum

Instructors

*Where courses have been offered multiple times, the “# Students” includes all students who have enrolled. The “%Recommended” shown is also based on this data.
1Chapter 1: Introduction
2Chapter 2: The First Impression
3Chapter 3: Handling the Hard Stuff
4Chapter 4: Teamwork That Clicks
5Chapter 5: Next-Level Service

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Segment 00: Welcome to the Course: Course Overview

Segment 01: What Is Customer Service (Really)

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Segment 02: The 3-Second Rule_ Win Them From Hello

Segment 03: Read the Room- Spot Trouble Before It Starts

Segment 04: Your Body Talks- What Are You Saying

Segment 05: Phone Ninja Moves

Segment 06: Above and Beyond Exceed Expectations Every Time

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Segment 16: What To Say When Everything Goes Wron

Segment 17: Micro-Moments That Make You Memorable

Segment 18: Reset Button- Bounce Back From a Bad Interaction

Segment 19: Speed-Read Every Customer in 10 Seconds

Segment 20: End on a High Note The Power of Your Last Words

Segment 21: Next-Level Service

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Segment 07: Calm It Down- 4 Steps To Handle Big Blow-Up

Segment 08: Magic Words For Mini-Meltdown_1

Segment 09: Magic Words for Mini-Meltdowns

Segment 10: “I Don’t Know” Without Looking Clueless

Segment 11: Boundary Boss_ Friendly_ Not Flirty

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Segment 12: Shift Handoff Like a Boss

Segment 13: Help! Asking Without Looking Helpless

Segment 14: Rush Hour Talk- Fast Signals_ Big Results

Segment 15: Tag You’re It- Handoff Angry Customers Gracefully

Eric Zackrison

Eric Zackrison

Eric has had a distinguished 30-year career as a restaurant manager and owner. After attaining an MBA and MA from Missouri State University, he earned a PhD in Organizational Communication from UCSB. His research focuses on the coordination of work, team dynamics, leadership, and relationships in the workplace. Currently, Eric teaches in the Department of Technology Management at UCSB, where he works with both undergraduate and graduate students on subjects such as entrepreneurship, management, leadership, strategy, communication, and persuasion. He also teaches Organizational Behavior and Sustainable Business Practices for the MBA program at California Lutheran University.

In addition to his academic roles, Eric runs his consulting company, Effectiveness Consultants, where he collaborates with a wide range of organizations on leadership development, team building, and strategy. He also supports small businesses through two non-profits, WEV and the EDC-SBDC, helping them tackle challenges like market validation and day-to-day operations management. Furthermore, Eric has amassed over 1 million paid views of online courses across various platforms.

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